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Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary

长大 [zhǎngdà]
  1. 1. grow up; be brought up
    长大了当医生。
    I'm going to be a doctor when I grow up.

Examples

长大成人
be grown to manhood
儿女都已长大成人。
The children have all grown up.
等这些树木都长大成林,风景该(有)多美!
When these trees grow into a forest, how beautiful the scenery will be!
在红旗下长大
be brought up under the red flag; grow up in socialist society
我的孩子生活在优越的环境中,可以说是在蜜罐中长大的。
My child has always lived in comfort. He can be said to have grown up in a honey jar.
明儿你长大了,也开拖拉机好不好?
What about you becoming a tractor driver too when you grow up?
这孩子是在甜水里长大的。
The child's grown up in happy times
雏禽不断长大,长到一定时候就要出栏了。
The poults are getting bigger and bigger and then they will be taken out of the cote.
他这么小的年龄就处变不惊,长大后一定会有所作为。
Although he is young, he stays calm during times of crisis. I'm sure we will achieve great things when he is older.

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